Hi no it was'nt my fist contest but it was my first solo one. I'm sorry to hear your not happy with the results :( I do the contest for people to have fun. First i like to clearify that its not a "Fixed" contest. I selected winners on images i liked most. Also i like to add that i'm not a master artist myself so such things as camera focus etc i can't vote on. I noticed the hand but i still liked the image alot. I for one would like to let the comunity do the final vote but i think evryone knows that people cheat in that. Mailing friends to vote, multiple logins etc. I'm sure you know that story. I will never give anyone more chance to win if i know them. What i will do next contests is i will ask people if they like to help on the voting. That way i won't be the only one voting. Also this was a contest where people had a free choice of what kind of image they made otherways it would be stated what we would be looking for. Anyway vivianne i'm glad you brought this up, it gives me a chance to improve in holding contests in the future and if anyone has sugestion i'm here to lisen to them. vivianne i hope you can accept my apolegies for this blooper? lwanmtr thanks for notify me of this post cause i can't often browse in this forum. Sprinter PS Don't pay attention to possible typo's